Hikaru Nakamura vs Vladimir Kramnik

6th Zurich Opening Blitz · 2017 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 71 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 6th Zurich Opening Blitz
Site Zurich SUI
Round 1.2
Date 2017.04.12
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 71
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

6R1/8/5k2/4r1p1/5r2/8/5R1K/8 w - - 10 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nbd7
  5. 5.Bf4 Bb4
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Nxc5
  8. 8.Qc2 O-O
  9. 9.Be2 Nce4
  10. 10.O-O Bxc3
  11. 11.bxc3 dxc4
  12. 12.Bxc4 b6
  13. 13.Rad1 Qe7
  14. 14.Nd2 Bb7
  15. 15.Nxe4 Bxe4
  16. 16.Qe2 Rfd8
  17. 17.f3 Bd5
  18. 18.Ba6 Qc5
  19. 19.Kh1 h6
  20. 20.e4 Bc6
  21. 21.Be3 Qa5
  22. 22.Bc4 Ba4
  23. 23.Rc1 Rac8
  24. 24.Bb3 Nd7
  25. 25.f4 Nc5
  26. 26.Bxa4 Qxa4
  27. 27.Bd4 e5
  28. 28.Bxe5 Qxe4
  29. 29.Qg4 Qg6
  30. 30.Qxg6 fxg6
  31. 31.Bd4 Ne6
  32. 32.Be5 Rd2
  33. 33.a4 Rc4
  34. 34.Ra1 Re4
  35. 35.a5 g5
  36. 36.axb6 axb6
  37. 37.f5 Rxe5
  38. 38.fxe6 Rxe6
  39. 39.Rab1 Rc2
  40. 40.Rfc1 Rce2
  41. 41.h3 Kh7
  42. 42.c4 Rc6
  43. 43.Rb4 Rf6
  44. 44.Rb5 g4
  45. 45.hxg4 Rf4
  46. 46.Kh2 Rxg4
  47. 47.Rg1 Re6
  48. 48.Rc1 Reg6
  49. 49.Rc2 Rh4+
  50. 50.Kg1 Rd6
  51. 51.c5 Rd1+
  52. 52.Kf2 bxc5
  53. 53.Rbxc5 Rf4+
  54. 54.Kg3 Rdd4
  55. 55.R5c3 Rh4
  56. 56.Kf2 Rdg4
  57. 57.Rg3 Rf4+
  58. 58.Kg1 Rf7
  59. 59.Rf2 Re7
  60. 60.Rh3 Ra4
  61. 61.Kh2 Ra6
  62. 62.Rg3 g5
  63. 63.Rb3 Kg6
  64. 64.Rfb2 Ree6
  65. 65.g4 h5
  66. 66.gxh5+ Kxh5
  67. 67.Rh3+ Kg6
  68. 68.Rh8 Ra4
  69. 69.Rg2 Re5
  70. 70.Rg8+ Kf6
  71. 71.Rf2+ Rf4

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